I damaged my DSLR Minolta D5 which left me with 4 lenses worth about £2,500 and no camera. When Sony took over I thought that was the end but thankfully they carried on using Minolta fit lenses. They work as good with the Sony camera and the quality of pictures are the same if not better.

Have taken over 10,000 photos with my Sony A100 and find performance very good. Bought the body with standard 10-70mm kit lens and a SIGMA 70-300mm APO DG Macro lens which makes a good combination.

This is a very competent camera, and with posted prices now a tad over £400, it is a real bargain. It handles well and produces great results. The standard zoom lens than is bundled with the camera may not match those of Canon or Nikon's so some owners may want to buy those in Carl Zeiss range. Unfortunately they will be put off by the steep prices and Sony will make the camera even more attractive if they could lower their prices.